Global Patent Index - EP 3422892 A1

EP 3422892 A1 20190109 - AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND SOLE STRUCTURE WITH A CENTRAL SENSORY NODE ELEMENT

Title (en)

AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR AND SOLE STRUCTURE WITH A CENTRAL SENSORY NODE ELEMENT

Title (de)

SCHUHWERK UND SOHLENAUFBAU MIT EINEM ZENTRALEN SENSORKNOTENELEMENT

Title (fr)

ARTICLE CHAUSSANT ET STRUCTURE DE SEMELLE COMPORTANT UN ÉLÉMENT FORMANT NOEUD SENSORIEL CENTRAL

Publication

EP 3422892 A1 20190109 (EN)

Application

EP 17709290 A 20170223

Priority

  • US 201615061240 A 20160304
  • US 2017019176 W 20170223

Abstract (en)

[origin: US2017251755A1] An article of footwear including a sole structure attached to an upper defining an internal void configured to receive a foot of a wearer is described. The sole structure includes a sole body portion having a central sensory node element located in an aperture in the sole body portion. The central sensory node element has a bottom surface configured to contact the ground and move vertically within the aperture. The movement of the central sensory node element pushes a top surface of the sensory node element attached to a portion of the upper against the foot of the wearer. The central sensory node element is arranged approximately centrally between lateral and medial sides and between the toe and heel ends of the sole structure. The central sensory node element acts as a home button to provide sensory feedback about movement and direction of forces to the foot of the wearer.

IPC 8 full level

A43B 7/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/12 (2006.01); A43B 13/14 (2006.01); A43B 13/16 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A43B 7/146 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 13/04 (2013.01 - US); A43B 13/122 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 13/145 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 13/16 (2013.01 - EP US); A43B 13/181 (2013.01 - US); A43B 13/184 (2013.01 - US); A43B 13/187 (2013.01 - US); A43B 13/223 (2013.01 - US); A43B 13/26 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017151391A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

US 10058145 B2 20180828; US 2017251755 A1 20170907; CN 108778026 A 20181109; CN 108778026 B 20210907; EP 3422892 A1 20190109; EP 3422892 B1 20220105; TW 201739366 A 20171116; WO 2017151391 A1 20170908

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 201615061240 A 20160304; CN 201780015258 A 20170223; EP 17709290 A 20170223; TW 106106967 A 20170303; US 2017019176 W 20170223